to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
March; third month of the lunar calendar
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
adviser; advisor; consultant
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
the way one works; one's working manner
being somewhat excited (agitated)
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
underground; subterranean
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
surface of the earth; ground surface
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to burrow through; to dig through
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
observation; survey; watching
back-filling; backfill; final backfill; reburial; refilling
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour